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Freedom of the press: Turkey s Pelican group – Erdoganʹs state within a state?

Freedom of the press: Turkey s Pelican group – Erdoganʹs state within a state?
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How an exiled mafia boss became the center of Turkish politics

May 19, 2021 In the turbulent 1990s, corruption involving an intricate network of top government officials and underworld figures labeled the “deep state”  became synonymous with Turkey’s name and image globally. But after the turn of the century, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, promising to curtail corruption, rose to power first as prime minister, later as president. In the last couple of years, mafia figures  many with ultranationalist backgrounds have made a gradual return to public view on various platforms. One is Alaattin Cakici, who was released from prison last year as part of a parole eligibility bill that aimed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in penitentiaries. Shortly after his release, Cakici issued a public letter threatening Turkey’s main opposition leader.

Turkish journalist attacked after criticizing nationalist figure

Turkish journalist Levent Gultekin was attacked by two dozen assailants outside his workplace Monday evening in the latest act of violence against critics of Turkey’s nationalist party.

Bleak outlook for Turkish media in 2021

ANKARA: The new year brought a new wave of censorship for Turkish media, signaling tough days ahead for independent journalism in the country. On Thursday, prosecutors requested a sentence of up to 158 years in jail for Baris Pehlivan and Baris Terkoglu the editor-in-chief and news director, respectively, of dissident news site Oda-TV who face multiple charges related to their newly published book on Turkish domestic politics. The two journalists are currently facing 14 separate investigations for criminal complaints mainly filed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s lawyers over claims made in the book. Pehlivan and Terkoglu were on trial last year for charges relating to their report on the funeral of a Turkish spy who was killed in Libya. In that case, the prosecutors asked for 63 and 95 years of imprisonment respectively. 

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